目

mu

eye

the shape of an eye with a pupil

手

shou

看

kan

see

to put a hand above an eye to see something closely

羊

yang

着

zhao / zhe

touch / postposition,...ing

sheep have bad eyesight, stand so close they touch each other

木

mu

相

xiang

mutually, each other, appearance

tree (mu) + eye (mu)

man standing in front of a tree, facing each other, to see if it's appearance suggests that is good to cut down for timber 

心

xin

想

xiang

think

each other (xiang) + heart (xin)

people in love think of each other and miss them in their hearts

冃

mao

冒

mao

risk; emit

hood (mao) + eye (mu)

the eyes of a soldier emitting fear and wearing a hood because of the risk

巾

jin

帽

mao

hat, cap

towel (jin) + emit/risk (mao)

with added fabric (towel) the hood above the eye becomes a hat

艮

gen

straightforward

look back

眼

yan

eye, look

eye (mu) + look back/straightforward (gen)

eye (with a different pronunciation)

青

qing

睛

jing

eyeball

eye (mu) + blue/green (qing)

when the water is clear and deep it looks green and when one's eyes are that clear, one can see the pupils

垂

chui

hang down

a tree with branches and leaves hanging far enough to reach the ground

睡

shui

sleep

eye (mu) + hang down (chui)

eyelids of eyes are hanging down and closed while asleep